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Variability in the length and frequency of steps of sighted and visually impaired walkers.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
, Volume 99(12)
, Pgs. 741-754.
NARIC Accession Number: J50226. What's this?
ISSN: 0145-482X.
Author(s): Mason, Sarah J.; Legge, Gordon E.; Kallie, Christopher S..
Project Number: H133A011903.
Publication Year: 2005.
Number of Pages: 14.
Abstract: The variability of the length and frequency of steps was measured in sighted people and people with visual impairment walking at 3 different paces: slow, preferred, and fast. No significant differences were found between the 2 groups. Participants who were visually impaired walked as consistently as sighted participants in the controlled indoor environment. Authors conclude that using the linear relationship between the length and frequency of steps provides a good method for estimating distance that is traveled.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, EVALUATION TECHNIQUES, MOBILITY, VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.
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